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_, -~ ,. , t International week fea1tures Tibetan traditions ERIN MAIROSE e/mairose 13@ole.augie.edu Over the past week in the Siverson Lounge, six Tibetan monks have been working to create a beautiful piece of sand artwork, only to then destroy it. The monks are on a year-long Mystical Art of Tibet Tour throughout the U.S. that began last January. Originally from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet, the monks have been living in exile in India ever since Tibet fell under Chinese control in 1959. Gese Loden, one of the monks, said one goal of the tour is to "share the unique traditions that Tibetans have preserved for many centuries-those are [the values of] compassion and nonviolence:' "We try to share it with the rest of the world to [create] · a more peaceful society;' Loden said. 0 The monks' visit is sponsored by the UBG Culture and Fine Arts committee. "We get a lot of culture aspects from within the U.S. from our UBG events, but we wanted to expand and bring in more global culture:' said co-governor Katelyn Johnson. Construction of the World Peace Mandala began at its opening ceremony Monday night. The mandala is created Photo by Mike Shafer Two monks work on the mandala Wednesday morning. They came to Augustana as pa t of a U.S. art tour. See MANDALA, page 3 Soccer headed to regionals after NSIC conference win 'Science for Seminaries' program to meld two disciplines in spring 2015 RYAN HEUER rtheuer12@ole.augie.edu Despite losing six starters from a record- breaking season in 2014, the Augustana women's soccer team overcame. Losing an All-NSIC goalkeeper and top-two goal scorers? The Vikings conquered that obstacle, too. Augustana won a school-record 14 games last year only to lose their final three, including both playoff games, by one goal apiece. But after losing so many impact players, head coach Brandon Barkus didn't panic. Next woman up. Entering this year's conference tournament, Augustana had never won a playoff game in its entire 14-year history. Fifteenth time's the charm? On Nov. 4, the Vikings opened play in the NSIC tournament. They won, and the Peace Scholars bring summer's lessons to Augie PAGE7 -t .... ' ' -t ,, ' told myself that if er , to this point, I'd just try as hard as I can to enjoy it:' 0 Brandon Barkus 1-0 shutout of Southwest Minnesota State marked the first playoff win in Augustana program history. Two days later, sophomore midfielder Emily Jacobson broke a 1-1 draw in the 88th minute on a free-kick blast, leading Augustana to its second-ever postseason win. And as if that wasn't enough, sophomore goalie and NSIC tournament MVP Taylor Machacek posted her school record- shattering 11th shutout of the season See SOCCER, page 9 CHRIS MAHAN cjmahan 15@ole.augie.edu If two professors have their way, the distance between the Froiland Science Complex and the Humanities building will be a little bit smaller, at least perceptually. Religion pro-fessor Ann Pederson believes that this spring's new "Science for Seminaries" program will be important in giving future religious lead-ers the background knowledge they need to inform members of the community about scientific issues. Pederson and Leonard Hummel, a professor of pastoral theology at Lutheran Mizzou protests raise concerns regarding First Amendment PJ,GE 4 Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., received a grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the John Templeton Foundation. Augustana is one of ten schools that received a combined $1.5 million for the advance-ment of scientific knowledge for religious leaders. Pederson and Hummel will work with Augustana science profes-sors to teach a Civitas/ Religion 110 course on science and religion at Augustana this spring. "The students will study not only basics about theology, but we will focus particularly on the problem of sufferings and evil in our world that come as a result of See SCIENCE/RELIGION, page 3 Women's hoops kicks off season PAGE 12
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Title | Mirror - November 13, 2015 |
Subject (LC) | Augustana University (Sioux Falls, S.D.)--Students--Newspapers |
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Date | 2015-11-13 |
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Date | 2015-11-13 |
Text | _, -~ ,. , t International week fea1tures Tibetan traditions ERIN MAIROSE e/mairose 13@ole.augie.edu Over the past week in the Siverson Lounge, six Tibetan monks have been working to create a beautiful piece of sand artwork, only to then destroy it. The monks are on a year-long Mystical Art of Tibet Tour throughout the U.S. that began last January. Originally from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet, the monks have been living in exile in India ever since Tibet fell under Chinese control in 1959. Gese Loden, one of the monks, said one goal of the tour is to "share the unique traditions that Tibetans have preserved for many centuries-those are [the values of] compassion and nonviolence:' "We try to share it with the rest of the world to [create] · a more peaceful society;' Loden said. 0 The monks' visit is sponsored by the UBG Culture and Fine Arts committee. "We get a lot of culture aspects from within the U.S. from our UBG events, but we wanted to expand and bring in more global culture:' said co-governor Katelyn Johnson. Construction of the World Peace Mandala began at its opening ceremony Monday night. The mandala is created Photo by Mike Shafer Two monks work on the mandala Wednesday morning. They came to Augustana as pa t of a U.S. art tour. See MANDALA, page 3 Soccer headed to regionals after NSIC conference win 'Science for Seminaries' program to meld two disciplines in spring 2015 RYAN HEUER rtheuer12@ole.augie.edu Despite losing six starters from a record- breaking season in 2014, the Augustana women's soccer team overcame. Losing an All-NSIC goalkeeper and top-two goal scorers? The Vikings conquered that obstacle, too. Augustana won a school-record 14 games last year only to lose their final three, including both playoff games, by one goal apiece. But after losing so many impact players, head coach Brandon Barkus didn't panic. Next woman up. Entering this year's conference tournament, Augustana had never won a playoff game in its entire 14-year history. Fifteenth time's the charm? On Nov. 4, the Vikings opened play in the NSIC tournament. They won, and the Peace Scholars bring summer's lessons to Augie PAGE7 -t .... ' ' -t ,, ' told myself that if er , to this point, I'd just try as hard as I can to enjoy it:' 0 Brandon Barkus 1-0 shutout of Southwest Minnesota State marked the first playoff win in Augustana program history. Two days later, sophomore midfielder Emily Jacobson broke a 1-1 draw in the 88th minute on a free-kick blast, leading Augustana to its second-ever postseason win. And as if that wasn't enough, sophomore goalie and NSIC tournament MVP Taylor Machacek posted her school record- shattering 11th shutout of the season See SOCCER, page 9 CHRIS MAHAN cjmahan 15@ole.augie.edu If two professors have their way, the distance between the Froiland Science Complex and the Humanities building will be a little bit smaller, at least perceptually. Religion pro-fessor Ann Pederson believes that this spring's new "Science for Seminaries" program will be important in giving future religious lead-ers the background knowledge they need to inform members of the community about scientific issues. Pederson and Leonard Hummel, a professor of pastoral theology at Lutheran Mizzou protests raise concerns regarding First Amendment PJ,GE 4 Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., received a grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the John Templeton Foundation. Augustana is one of ten schools that received a combined $1.5 million for the advance-ment of scientific knowledge for religious leaders. Pederson and Hummel will work with Augustana science profes-sors to teach a Civitas/ Religion 110 course on science and religion at Augustana this spring. "The students will study not only basics about theology, but we will focus particularly on the problem of sufferings and evil in our world that come as a result of See SCIENCE/RELIGION, page 3 Women's hoops kicks off season PAGE 12 |